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Air Force

State Department Approves $2.4 Billion Sale of KC-46 Aircraft to Israel

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020

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State Department Approves $2.4 Billion Sale of KC-46 Aircraft to Israel

A KC-46A tanker. (Boeing photo)

The State Department has approved the potential sale of Boeing [BA]-made KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelers to Israel for $2.4 billion, per a March 3 notice. The foreign military sale would include eight KC-46 tankers and related equipment, including up to 17 Pratt & Whitney [UTX] PW4062 turbofan engines – 16 installed and one spare – and up to 18 Raytheon [RTN]-built MAGR 2K-GPS SAASM receivers, to include two spares. Also included are AN/ARC-210 U/VHF radios built by Rockwell Collins [UTX],…

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